Abhijit Desai
About Abhijit Desai
Abhijit Desai is the Director of Product Management Cloud at Automation Anywhere in San Jose, California, with extensive experience in product management and a background in engineering and business administration.
Title and Current Role
Abhijit Desai is currently serving as Director, Product Management Cloud at Automation Anywhere. He is based in San Jose, California, where he focuses on leading cloud product initiatives.
Professional Experience at GE Digital
From 2016 to 2019, Abhijit Desai worked at GE Digital as the Senior Product Management Leader for the Predix PaaS Platform and IoT Edge. During his three-year tenure in San Ramon, US, he was involved in overseeing product management for GE's platform-as-a-service and IoT solutions.
Career at Cisco
Abhijit Desai has extensive experience at Cisco, where he held various senior product management roles. From 1999 to 2005, he worked as a Senior Software Engineer in San Jose, CA. He then became a Product Manager for the Managed Service Solution from 2005 to 2007. For the next five years, he served as a Senior Product Manager for Cisco Smart Care SaaS Support Service. From 2012 to 2015, he was the Senior Manager of Product Management for the Common Services Platform and then for the API Exchange / ISV Ecosystem from 2015 to 2016.
Educational Background
Abhijit Desai holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Science (MS) from San Jose State University, specializing in Systems Engineering, Strategy, Marketing, and Finance. He also has an Engineer's Degree in Computer Science from Goa Engineering College - Government of Goa.
Areas of Expertise
Abhijit Desai's areas of expertise include vendor and partner management, IoT applications, and SaaS applications. He specializes in PaaS Microservices Platforms, Data Integration Platforms, Edge Computing, Connectivity Solutions, Network Management Applications, ISV Ecosystems, API Exchange, and Smart Support Services. He is known for introducing new products and revitalizing struggling ones through strategic execution.
Product Management Approach
Abhijit Desai is recognized for his empathy for customer needs, which he translates into product requirements and roadmaps. He collaborates with global cross-functional teams to drive product plans aimed at achieving business outcomes, customer value realization, and adoption. His collaborative approach extends to working with customers, resellers, distributors, ISVs, technology partners, and managed service providers.